Little girl is falsely accused of shoplifting; her
hurt and fear is illustrated until she is proven innocent.

Gus and Grandpa and the Christmas Cookies

Claudia Mills

Homelessness and giving

Young boy and his grandfather spend the day making
Christmas cookies and realize that they can take their surplus
cookies to the children in the homeless shelter.

Jamaica Louise James*

Amy Hest

Community Involvement

Story of young girl who creates a series of paintings
to brighten up the subway station where her grandmother works.
As a result of her paintings, everyone becomes friendlier and
happier and the mayor recognizes the young girl's efforts.

Peacebound Trains

Haemi Balgassi

Military duty/civic duty

Child misses her mother who is in the South Korean
Army fighting the North Korean communists. Discusses sacrifices
made by citizens serving in the military.

Peter's Place

Sally Grindley

Environmental disaster/community response

An oil tanker spills oil on a part of the beach where
Peter loves to play and feed the animals. Peter and others work
nonstop for days to save the wildlife.

Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen

DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan

Compassion and homelessness

Tells the story of a young boy who is frightened
by homeless people in his neighborhood until he helps his Uncle
Willie out one day at the soup kitchen. The boy gains a new perspective
on homelessness

Where Once there was a Wood**

Denise Fleming

Loss of environment/community projects

Tells the story of the loss of wildlife habitat to
human homes and what people can do to create new wildlife habitats.